2027 WR DJ Huggins (5-11 165) has grow to be a favourite of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and receivers coach Tyler Grisham relating to receivers within the 2027 class. They’d him in camp final summer time. He has additionally visited for 2 video games this season.
One of many visits was in September. The opposite was final weekend for the Florida State recreation. In between these visits, Swinney and Grisham determined to make Huggins a suggestion.
“I undoubtedly was stunned,” Huggins stated. “I had been in touch heavy. It was possibly 8:30, and I acquired a textual content saying I’m about to get a FaceTime. I used to be shocked and grateful. It’s additionally grateful that folks have seen that I’ve been working arduous. Very appreciative.”
Huggins is aware of that Grisham has studied him intently in camp and thru this season, so he’s clearly seen a variety of issues that he likes about him.
“I do know they actually like how I run routes and my hand,” Huggins stated. “They undoubtedly see a variety of good issues about my upside. They stated I remind them of Antonio Williams. Proper now, with my offense at Harrison, they see the similarities of transferring round. I transfer round rather a lot. I’m generally within the backfield and in movement. They stated I form of appear to be him a bit of bit.”
That’s a reasonably heady comparability contemplating that Williams is having an All-ACC kind of season. The concept of sooner or later being at Clemson and getting used like Williams has been is intriguing to Huggins.
“They’re undoubtedly up there, for certain,” Huggins stated. “I’m undoubtedly not in a rush in any respect. I’ve nonetheless acquired a complete nother yr once you take a look at it. They’re undoubtedly up there. They’ve been nothing however actual with me. The connection undoubtedly will preserve constructing and constructing. I undoubtedly like Coach Swinney and Coach Grisham. They’ve been nothing however actual, so undoubtedly admire them.”
Huggins has additionally been to video games this season at Georgia Tech and Tennessee. He’ll go to Alabama this Saturday.
By way of ten video games this season, Huggins has 58 catches for 1007 yards and 12 touchdowns.
